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Dishonored developer Arkane Studios hints at new CryEngine game

Patrick Carlson

Nov 01, 2013

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No matter what upcoming plans
Dishonored
developer Arkane Studios has hidden in a velvet-lined box somewhere, it looks like CryEngine will be a part of it. A
recent hiring push
by the Austin-based Arkane and Battlecry Studios for artists and programmers to work with the Crytek game engine has surfaced, pointing to a project separate from the Unreal Engine 3-based Dishonored.

Dishonored publisher Bethesda's VP of marketing Pete Hines had already described the first-person stealth action game as a
"franchise"
back in July, but it's unclear if the CryEngine project is tied to that game or not. Arkane has offices in both Lyon, France as well as Austin and we know from the push for more designers that at the very least the
Austin branch
has a CryEngine game in mind.

While much depends on the what game artists and designers have in mind, the choice of game engine
can influence
the look, feel and scope of the final experience, not to mention its development process. Notable current and upcoming games that use CryEngine technology include
Star Citizen
,
MechWarrior Online
, and of course,
Crysis 3
.

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